Production Assistant- Hackettstown, NJ (Finance)
Job Description:
Mars Wrigley- Hackettstown, NJ Production Assistant
Pay: $20.14+/HR(Based on experience) plus $1.50 shift differential
Additional pay and benefits information below
What do we manufacture?
Chocolate and Peanut M&Ms
What will the shift be? *IMPORTANT*
May- September 2025
- 12 Hour rotating shift between days and nights (4 days "on" followed by 4 days off)
-Day Shift: 6:30am-7pm & Night Shift 6:30pm- 7am
September 2025 +
2-2-3 schedule either day OR night shift
Day shift: 6:30am- 7pm
Night Shift: 6:30pm- 7am
*Additional information provided in the screening process
Job Purpose:
The Production Assistant is responsible for a set of machines, pieces of equipment and/ or processes within our manufacturing facility.
What are we looking for?
Minimum Requirements:
- High school diploma, GED or above
- Mechanical aptitude and/or willing to learn and be trained on manufacturing equipment/machinery
- Must be willing and able to workvarying/rotating shifts includingweekends and holidays
Physical Requirements:
- Frequent lifting/carrying (10-55 lbs) & pushing/pulling (50-200 lbs).
- Frequent handling/gripping/bending/stooping.
- Ability to work at elevated heights, climb stairs & lean over equipment.
- Stand on feet for extended periods (minimum eight hours in one shift).
- Ability to work in varies manufacturing environments and non-temperature-controlled rooms.
- Fluent in English- Read, write, speak and understand
- *This is a PEANUT facility
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1+ years of hand on experience working in the manufacturing industry
- Mechanical or technical training
- Fork lift driving experience
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Accountable for the performance and safety of several machines, processes, people or pieces of equipment in the plant
- Starting-up, shutting-down, monitoring, cleaning, and carrying out basic changeovers, minor repairs, routine checks and inspections, and the use of basic ancillary equipment and computer programs.
- Escalate issues as appropriate, give full and accurate verbal and written handover
- Part of a shift team of up to 15+ associates contribute to achievement of targets
Compensation:
- Pay based on experience: Starting at $20.14/Hr+
- Shift differential of $1.50
- OT potential
- Annual bonus pay out
- Annual merit increases
Total Rewards:
- Medical, Vision & Dental- Starts day one!
- Up to 6% 401K match
- Vacation time
- Tuition reimbursement
- Short/Long Term disability
- 18 weeks parental leave
What will be the Interview Process?
Application> Resume Review > Recruiter Phone Screen > Situational Judgement Assessment (online) > Onsite Panel Interview> Offer Decision
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
